Cave Junction, incorporated in 1948, is a city in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,363. It is the "Gateway to the Oregon Caves". It was formerly a timber, ranching and mining community. In the years after World War II there were 30 lumber mills operating in the valley, and by the late 1980s the number had dwindled to just
one. Since about 1960 the community has evolved into a center for wine, retirement, tourism, and small businesses.
